Printer-friendly version (PDF) In response to a recent newsletter, a financial services executive emailed: “I wonder if deregulation will enable the banks to profitably fund <250k transactions again? Do you think…

Printer-friendly version (PDF) Big banks created the alternative finance industry. They handed a growth opportunity on a silver platter to entrepreneurs and private equity investors. How? As the economy soured…

Printer-friendly version (PDF) Last time we focused on the reasons for banks and credit unions to consider working with alternative finance companies (AFCs). Among the benefits: improved customer service, increased…

Printer-friendly version (PDF) Our recent focus has centered on microbusinesses, the smallest of companies that include more than 90 percent of all businesses. As noted in our prior comments, microbusinesses…

Printer-friendly version (PDF) Last time, we discussed the 90%+ of businesses that many term microbusinesses, that is, companies generally with revenues less than $1 million. To generate acceptable returns from…